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The UN has allocated US$104 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to bolster aid operations in 13 of the world’s most neglected and under-funded humanitarian crises.
“Millions of people need help around the world in places which have fallen out of the headlines,” said...

Darin starts work around midmorning and carries on until late in the afternoon, washing dishes and fetching water. When the customers stop coming, Darin helps her boss fold the table and pack up the pots, bowls and cutlery. Then they head home.
“I am trying to help,” explains Mariam, the woman...

Humanitarian aid workers must do more to care for the needs of people with disabilities during emergencies, the UN humanitarian chief, Valerie Amos, has said.
In the keynote address to the fifth International Shafallah Forum in Doha, Qatar, Ms. Amos said that while “the challenges facing people with...

The UN today urged the world not to lose focus on its largest humanitarian crisis, as millions of people still struggle to survive drought and conflict in Somalia.
Four million Somalis still need assistance six months after famine was declared in parts of the country. More than 1.3 million people are...

The UN confirmed today that more than 120,000 people urgently need aid in South Sudan’s violence-affected Jonglei State - double the amount from just two weeks ago.
“The violence in Jonglei hasn’t stopped,” said Lise Grande, Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan. “Only two...